Messi received the Ballon d'Or for the eighth time (6 photos)

Now his record has become more unattainable. The closest rival in terms of the number of this award has only five Golden Balls. This is Cristiano Ronaldo. The rest of the players have even less. Messi is a true football legend.





In Paris, the results of the main personal award for football players were summed up for the 67th time. The Golden Ball was expectedly won by Messi, now a player of the American Inter Miami.



Daniel Messi with his sons

Second place goes to Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, who broke the record for goals in a season in the Premier League (36). He won all the major trophies with Manchester City: the championship, the Champions League and the FA Cup.





Erling Holland

Killian Mbappe was third. Last season, the Frenchman became a champion with PSG and reached the World Cup final.

Individual prizes were also awarded. The Lev Yashin award went to Argentine Emilian Martinez, who plays for Aston Villa and his national team.



Jude Bellingham received the Best Young Player Award. The midfielder played for Borussia Dortmund and was very good in the England team at the World Cup. Bellingham moved to Real Madrid in the summer.



Jude Bellingham

Prizes were also awarded to representatives of women's football.



The Golden Ball, the main prize, was awarded to Aitana Bonmati, a Barcelona football player, from the hands of top tennis player Novak Jovovic. By the way, this club was recognized as the best of the season